AREF Call for Applications: Excell Malaria Programme 2025
AREF is calling for applications for the he AREF Excell Malaria Researcher & Leadership Development Programme. AREF’s Excell malaria programme will enable 18 individual researchers from three participating institutions to build strong research careers, empower excellent teams, win research funds, work collaboratively, engage with research users – and so make an even bigger impact on improving health and saving lives.
Essential eligibility criteria for individual nomination by the institution to AREF :
- An employee of an African institution with a significant and specific role in Malaria research.
- A national of an African state
- 2-8 full years of active post-PhD research experience; or a clinician without a PhD with both an MD and research master’s and 4-8 years of active research experience.
- Not already having participated in previous Excell programme.
- AREF is keen to recruit talented researchers focusing on malaria research from a broad range of approaches, including laboratory, clinical, behavioural, social, public health, health systems, and environmental and mathematical sciences. Their research must be directed towards achieving better health outcomes in Africa and show alignment with their national Malaria research strategy, where applicable.
Programme outline:
In the two years from January 2026 to January 2028, the programme will include:
- Opening and closing conferences
- Project funding up to 50,000 USD to embed policy and practice
- Three experiential workshops
- Coaching and mentorship for institutional leads
- Supplementary webinars and on-line resources
- Monitoring and Evaluation of projects to include baseline and end-of-programme assessments
- Collaborative projects and networking
Read here for more information and application.
Important dates:
- Webinar for prospective applicants on how to apply to this call, 31st of July at 12pm GMT. Registration link here.
- Application deadline, 15th of October, 2025.
